LANSA Flight 501

LANSA Flight 501

A Lockheed Constellation similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	27 April 1966 (1966-04-27)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Mount Talaula, Tomas District, Peru 12°25′S76°10′W / 12.417°S 76.167°W / -12.417; -76.167
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-749A Constellation
Operator	LANSA
Registration	OB-R-771
Flight origin	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Destination	Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
Occupants	49
Passengers	43
Crew	6
Fatalities	49
Survivors	0

LANSA Flight 501 was a domestic flight from Lima to Cusco operated by a Lockheed L-749 Constellation aircraft registration OB-R-771. On 27 April 1966 Flight 501 crashed into a mountain side in Tomas District, killing all 49 on board. ^[1]

The plane radioed a distress call 10 minutes after takeoff. At least four Americans, two Swiss, one Canadian, three Germans and one Spaniard were on board. Three of the Americans were Peace Corps volunteers. ^[2] Also on the plane were three members of the University of Cuzco, including its rector, Jorge Chávez Chaparro. ^[3]

Estimated flight path and route prescribed by airline of LANSA flight 501

References

1. "Flight 501 crashed into Mount Talaula". Aviation-safety.net. 1966-04-27. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
2. "Report Andes Plane Crash". Chicago Tribune. 1966-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
3. "Homenaje póstumo al ilustre Rector desaparecido Sr. D. Jorge Chávez Chaparro y a los docentes y funcionarios Sr. Dr. César Enríquez Cabrera y C.P. José Grajeda Navarrete" (PDF). Revista Universitaria . No. 126–129. 1966. pp. 7*, 404–413.

Bibliography

• Líneas Aéreas Nacionales S. A. (LANSA), Constellation L-749A, OB-R-771, accident on Mount Talaula, Department of Lima, Peru, on 27 April 1966 (PDF) (AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DIGEST No. 18 ed.). Montreal: ICAO. 1970. pp. 86–95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08.